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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
4
The readable text includes garbled phrases about daily events and a top story area. It mentions July entries and a merged note about a master and various names, with unclear context and several misread words.
The State Journal publishes an exclusive attorney report leaked from a wire source. The document details a ten day period and is circulated to Topeka reporters and associates.
The meeting discusses waterworks and the offer for the plant. Citizens must approve any deal before it is ratified and the mayor and council must exercise best judgment. If the offer is too low the waterworks may reject, if too high the people will vote it down and the council bears responsibility. Last night’s council session continued the discussion.
The Vinewood park franchise debate continues as attendees increasingly oppose the project. Petitioning and petitions signatures spread amid warnings of traffic risks and legal rights of way. Officials note efforts to block the franchise amid public interest and concern over safety and finances.
George Findlay secures a contract to tend tregalalee in the Indian coit, remaining in Talaret sute. The agreement assigns him 100 of 500 dollars.
A damaged wire text notes a withdrawn threat and a reference to a 27 Senator Hanna event this afternoon. It mentions representations and a committee near results of calibration and an apparent safety update.
The president asks Congress to provide funds for diplomatic and consular representation in Cuba and to fulfill terms of the 1898 pledge. The message discusses U S rights to intervene, future Cuba U S relations, and immediate provision for consular salaries to support Cuban port operations and American citizens there.
The text argues that tiredness in spring signals blood deficiency and compares it to pimples as signs of impurity. It frames this as a warning few avoid, linking health symptoms to bodily imbalance and danger.
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure providing energy, clearer skin, and renewed vigor. It claims the medicine cleanses the blood, improves sleep, relieves fatigue, and even cures scrofula, with testimonials from Mus. C. M. Boor of Gilead, Conn.
The text outlines diplomatic positions in Havana including a consul general role and the influence of new relations between Spain and Cuba. It notes officials and aims to estimate local development of commerce, referencing events and a White House note dated March 37.
The Bankers' Union and Superintendent of Insurance Church resolved tensions over policy practices. The urgent issue was a contract with Select Friends not understood by all members. The license to do business in Kansas will be re issued, with the Union agreeing to allow Select Friends members to take out regular Bankers' Union policies at standard rates.
Washburn college quartet performed at the Presbyterian church in Clay Center Kansas before a large audience. The program listed 12 numbers and featured Clyde Allen, Burt Luton, Harry V. Shirt and Curt M. Johnson with assistance from Frank D. Carruth. After the show a reception was held at the Hanna home for the ragassians.
Judge Hazen sustained material motions in the Ian Willam Martindale matters involving the failure and subsequent retention of the First National Bank of Port. Thirty five motions were filed with the main dispute requiring petitions to separately state and number the causes of action in the Battey, Lamb and Hood group. The ruling favored Calvin Hood while other minor motions were overruled.
The house has passed the army appropriation bill. In La Junta Colorado authorities claim to have names of leaders in the lynching of W H Wallace a colored railway porter charged with assault on Mrs Henrietta Miller. Prosecutions will begin at the April term. Coroner's jury found Wallace died from gunshot wounds and strangulation by unknown persons.
Altoona March 2 miners and operators agreed to extend the scale for another year. The pact sets a 61 cent mining rate and a 10 hour day, eliminating the 12 hour day. The settlement follows discussion of Wheat and Bailey boom prospects as W. J. Fitzgerald of Dodge City reports ongoing growth in western Kansas.
A distorted passage warns about harmful eating and stomach pain. It references Dr Pierce a Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets as cures for stomach issues and digestive ailments. The text mixes dubious medical claims with cautionary advice about health.
Police officer Downie pursued a runaway farm wagon through North Topeka injuring no one, firing toward the wagon bed to halt it. Van Orsdale, found with whisky, was discharged after police court inquiry. a council hearing is planned. Separate teen scuffle left John Thompson briefly unconscious. Graham held on charge but no charges pursued. Mrs. McMillan pressed a complaint against Weatherly for alleged assault. Crataom and other items wrap a busy police day with an unsettled mix of testimonies and injuries.
Grace Bainbridge, nearly seventeen, daughter of Mr and Mrs L C Bainbridge of 1217 Central Ave, ran away Tuesday with Storms Wilson a Cripple Creek barber. They wed in Kansas City after meeting in Cripple Creek. Parents learned of the marriage from a State Journal reporter and may hear word of their plans. The couple likely will settle in Cripple Creek after a brief honeymoon.
P J Monaghan of Southwestern Fuel in Topeka signed the Vinewood park petition then urged removal of his name. He says tracks must not be laid on Quincy street and that the scheme aims to set a terminus for an outside line. Other business leaders similarly doubt the project and have withdrawn their signatures.
Contractors awarded for the new Washburn College observatory estimate the building cost at 27 293 dollars, including heating and plumbing but excluding telescope equipment. About 25 thousand dollars remains for purchasing telescopes and gear. Cuthbert and Sargent do stone work, Frank Carpenter wood work, Al Nooney heating plant, John Sheahan plumbing. Construction to start in a few days.
The weather bureau offers no strong hope for pleasant conditions, predicting generally fair skies tonight and Friday with a possible Sunday change. Early readings show a 36 degree minimum and a light wind shift from southwest to southeast, 6 miles per hour, with hourly temperatures listed.
AF Pool the chicken thief was bound over for burglary on a bond in city court. Geo W Miller of Kent Ohio arrived in Topeka to begin as foreman of the machine shops succeeding AR Davis promoted. A Santa Fe freight wreck at Lamy killed three Indians and delayed all eastbound trains. The three were Soeblow passengers on the train.
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